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After receiving Zhong Luozhan's sweeping glance, Xia Xiaomin went over to his side to prepare a warm meal.

"Leave me here." Zhong Luozhan said in a strong tone. He turned around and pointed at the chair by the dining table, "Go and sit."

Xia Xiaomin was flattered. The sun was rising in the west, and the boss was waiting for her to eat?!

She quickly sat down at the dining table and looked at the dishes that Zhong Luozheng brought to her. Tears welled up in her eyes.

Zhong Luozheng sat across from her, elegantly laying out the table cloth. He looked at Xia Xiaomin with a trace of a dark smile in his eyes.

"Your monthly wages will be deducted by 1 million."

Bang! Xia Xiaomin's chopsticks fell onto the table.

"Why? My daily salary is 1 million, even if I'm absent from work today, it'll only be deducted by 1 million! " Xia Xiaomin looked at him with resentment.

"Haha," Zhong Luozheng smirked, "Can your salary be the same as mine? As the first person to receive this Young Master's warm welcome, don't you think that the fee of 1 million has already been reduced? "

Who told you to chat happily with Zhou Lin, Zhong Luozhuang thought sullenly.

Xia Xiaomin frowned again, it was an evil merchant!

He really couldn't argue with this petty and stingy man!

Xia Xiaomin grabbed her chopsticks again and began to gobble down the food.

No matter what, it was 1 million RMB worth of rice. If she didn't eat it and got full, she would feel sorry for her own stomach!

Zhong Luozhuang looked at her fuming appearance, the corner of his mouth curved even deeper.

"..."

Noon, the back kitchen of the Howell Hotel was bustling with activity.

"Xiao Min, help me wash this." After Xu Shangwu had given Xia Xiaomin her orders, he turned to face Lu Ni and said, "The fire's not good enough, let's have another one."

"Yes, Master." Lu Ni was very happy. Today was her first day in charge, and even though power was still in the hands of her master, it was a certainty that made her in a particularly good mood throughout the day.

At this moment, an elegant figure walked into the kitchen. Xia Xiaomin and Lu Ni raised their heads and saw that it was Manager Su.

For some reason, Manager Su appeared to be panicking.

"Manager Su, you have something on your mind?" Xu Shangwu asked.

Manager Su glared at him and shouted over his shoulder at Xia Xiaomin and Lu Ni, "You two, come over here!"

After taking the two out of the kitchen, Manager Su rubbed his forehead. His gaze fell on Xia Xiaomin, "Say it, what have you caused now?"

Trouble? Xia Xiaomin thought for a moment. Recently, she went to Zhong Luozheng's villa to serve him as soon as she got off work, so she didn't do anything else! Had this been discovered?

"Manager Su, what happened to Xiao Min?" Lu Ni looked at Xia Xiaomin and asked nervously. In fact, she was secretly laughing inside. If Xia Xiaomin made a mistake, she wouldn't be able to participate in the promotion competition!

"I don't know. Boss Zhong said he wanted to see the two of you." Manager Su sighed and turned around to leave.

When Lu Ni heard Zhong Luozhan wanted to see her, she hastily tidied up her collar, adjusted her hat, and asked Xia Xiaomin, "Xiaomin, how do I look?"

Xia Xiaomin was not as excited as she was. Based on her past experiences, Zhong Luozheng must have had a bad time searching for her in the hotel.

Xia Xiaomin frowned, then took Lu Ni's hand. "Not bad." "Let's go."

In the office, Zhong Luozhan had a cold expression on his face. When he heard the knock on the door, he shouted in a low voice, "Come in."

When the door opened, Manager Su came in first, followed by Lu Ni with a smile, and finally Xia Xiaomin with a sullen face.

Did she really not want to see him that much?

Zhong Luozheng thought for a while, then his gaze landed on Lu Ni … With her heavy makeup, she didn't look as innocent as Xia Xiaomin.

Noticing Zhong Luozhan's gaze, Lu Ni immediately smiled, but she didn't forget to use her right hand to push her hair behind her ear.

Xia Xiaomin saw all of this, and she couldn't help but feel a pang in her chest when she thought of what Lu Ni had said earlier about becoming Zhong Luochen's mistress.

"Lu Ni, what's going on?" Zhong Luochen calmly threw the documents on the table in front of her. "Explain."

Xia Xiaomin sneaked a peek at Zhong Luochen, she couldn't believe it: how could he and Lu Ni have such a good attitude?

It had to be known that when Zhong Luozhan was talking to him before, his face had always been scrunched up!

She picked up the document and flipped it open. However, just as she turned to the first page, she panicked.

"Boss Zhong …" Lu Ni bit her lips, looking flustered.

"How?" Zhong Luozhan's voice was still calm, but the cold aura exuding from his body caused the three people present to not even dare to breathe.

Xia Xiaomin moved closer to Lu Ni's side, quickly scanning her surroundings. Within the pile were the choking photos of the madame, as well as some investigation notes. Wait a minute, the document said. Was the photo that caused the drop in the share price of the Howell Hotel leaked out by Rooney?

She looked at Lu Ni in shock. Xia Xiaomin really wanted to ask her why she did this!

Lu Ni's face was filled with panic, as she hurriedly shook her head, "Director Zhong, I didn't do it on purpose. I just thought it was fun and wanted to share it with my friends, so I sent a few WeChat friends over. I didn't expect it to cause such a huge commotion! "

Zhong Luozhuang was silent, but his sharp gaze, which seemed to be able to see through everyone's heart, was firmly locked onto Lu Ni. The suppressed anger was slowly tinged with his long eyes, and the temperature in the air suddenly dropped to freezing point.

Seeing that Zhong Luzhuan didn't seem to believe her, Lu Ni looked at Manager Su, who shook his head in regret. In the end, Lu Ni held onto Xia Xiaomin's hand as if she was holding onto her life.

"Xiao Min, believe me! We are good friends, how could I harm you? " Lu Ni thought that Xia Xiaomin's words might be comparable to her own words.

"Humph!" "Fun?" Zhong Luozhan raised his voice, biting the words at the back until they sounded again. He stared at Manager Su, "This matter was leaked by the staff in the hotel. What does Manager Su think we should do?"

Although Lu Ni wasn't as much liked by Manager Su as Xia Xiaomin, she was soon going to be promoted. She didn't want to miss out on Lu Ni.

Manager Su pleaded: "Director Zhong, Lu Ni is still young and doesn't know much about this kind of thing. How about …" "From Light Hair to Light Hair …"

"Yes, she must have done it unintentionally. She didn't know that a picture could cause such a thing. Moreover, Zhong Zong, I've already deducted your salary, so there's no need to punish Lu Ni anymore. " Xia Xiaomin also pleaded on behalf of Lu Ni. No matter what, she considered Lu Ni to be a good friend of hers.

Even if Lu Ni accidentally caused her to lose two months' salary, Xia Xiaomin still felt that as a friend, she had to cut in two pieces!

Zhong Luozheng's gaze shifted between the three of them. Hearing Xia Xiaomin's words, he was even more annoyed.

Xia Xiaomin, you're so stupid that you didn't even know you were being sold! And Manager Su, how can he manage the hotel if he's so soft-hearted!?

Zhong Luozhan snorted, walked to the sofa and sat down, then asked in a cold voice, "Manager Su, let me ask you, what did Xia Xiaomin do wrong?"

"Ugh …" To make the customer angry. " Manager Su replied carefully.

Zhong Luozhan asked in a low voice, "What about Lu Ni?"

"Disclosure of the hotel's disgraceful incident has led to negative news about the company."

Manager Su understood what Zhong Luozhan meant and lowered his head in shame.

"Causing the customers to get angry, Xia Xiaomin was punished with a two month salary, and even went to coax the customers to be happy. Lu Ni caused a lot of negative news in the company, but she had to take it lightly. Manager Su, how do you think I, Zhong Luozheng, managed to get to my current position? "

Manager Su was so scared that he quickly whispered, "Sorry, I was confused."

Lu Ni was so frightened that she didn't dare to move. She had to resist the urge to cry.

Seeing Lu Ni like this, Xia Xiaomin was worried that Zhong Luozheng might fire Lu Ni out of rage. She also wanted to plead for Lu Ni, "Boss Zhong …"

"Xia Xiaomin, if you beg again, I'll punish her even worse!" The moment Zhong Luozhan saw her mouth move, he knew that she wanted to say something and immediately cut off her train of thought.

Zhong Luozhan coldly humphed. "Deducting two months' salary from Lu Ni, in addition, disqualified Xia Xiaomin and Lu Ni from advancing this quarter."

Lu Ni took two steps back in fright. If not for Xia Xiaomin supporting her, she would have fallen to the ground long ago.

"..."

When Xia Xiaomin and Lu Ni returned to the kitchen, they were surrounded.

No one in the kitchen knew where they had heard the news, but they all began to chatter their opinions.

"Xiao Min, Lu Ni, we've all heard of it …"

"Lu Ni, why are you so stupid!"

"Don't be too sad …"

Xia Xiaomin, on the other hand, didn't think she could pass the test. It was just that, since Lu Ni had been working hard all this time and lost her chance to advance, she would definitely be very depressed.

"Lu Ni, don't be too sad. We'll work harder next quarter!" Xia Xiaomin consoled Lu Ni.

Lu Ni nodded, smiled at everyone, and confidently said, "Isn't it just because you can't participate in the evaluation? "If it doesn't work this time, then so be it. It's alright, everyone can go back to work."

"That's right, how can my disciple not come out? Teacher will give you a break, and you can go out to play in the afternoon. " Xu Shangwu patted his chest, he had everything.

"No need, Master. We're fine." As she spoke, she returned to her position to work.

In fact, Lu Ni was feeling uncomfortable inside. She was certain that if not for Xia Xiaomin begging for mercy, she wouldn't have been punished to such an extent! It was all Xia Xiaomin's fault!

However, this photo was purposely given to someone else by Rooney. Because she couldn't bear to see others surround Xia Xiaomin!

Xia Xiaomin, I won't let this matter go just like that!

"..."

Xia Xiaomin returned to the villa after her day's work. As soon as she entered, she heard a bell ringing. She looked around and found a cell phone ringing on the sofa.

Isn't this Zhong Luozhan's phone? Xia Xiaomin turned around to look for him. Oh, in the bathroom.

Xia Xiaomin picked up her cell phone, checked the caller ID: Grandma.

Was it his grandmother? Xia Xiaomin was about to tell the old man to wait, but her phone was suddenly snatched away from her. She turned her body with all her might and bumped into Zhong Luozhuang, who had a displeased look on his face.

"Who allowed you to touch my phone?" Zhong Luozhan glanced at Xia Xiaomin, then picked up his phone and went upstairs.

Bang!

Xia Xiaomin looked up at the door that had been slammed shut. She realized with a little bit of effort that this was a bad time to be getting back at her for her kindness!

Xia Xiaomin turned around and walked into the kitchen.

In the study room, Zhong Luozheng frowned as he looked at the jumping two words on the screen. He then pressed the answer button.

Before Zhong Luo could open his mouth to speak, the other party beat him to it. "Grandson, you promised to bring Xiao Min back to see grandma a month later. Why don't you come back this weekend?"

Zhong Luozheng rubbed his nose, thinking back to the past few days with Xia Xiaomin. He was still not sure what her real intention was, so he said, "Grandmother, we have a business to discuss this weekend. I can't leave."